Fixture casing



Nov. 10, 1953 Y. SHERWOOD 2,653,291 FIXTURE CASING Fild Fob. 2, 1950 I26 l0 13 I0 I 5 INVENTOR.

j; rKe Sherwo 0d BY Patented Nov. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEFIXTURE CASING Yorke Sherwood, Los Angeles, Calif. Application February2, 1950, Serial No. 142,018

1 Claim.

This invention belongs to that general class of devices known as casingand/or cabinets and relates particularly to casings for toilet fixturesand the like and the casings are so constructed and designed so as toenhance the utility and sanitation of the plumbing fixture, especially atoilet including its bowl and water box portions.

The invention has among its objects the production of a means of thekind described that is simple, durable and compact in structure,inexpensive to make and manufacture, dependable and efficient in use andservice, and convenient to handle and store; a device that is pleasingand attractive in appearances and very satisfactory for use whenever andwherever found applicable.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to present a new andnovel means for cover ing and protecting water closet bowls and otherportions thereof and which means snugly encases the water closet so asto make it unnecessary to clean around its corners and spaces which areoften diflicult to reach and clean properly; the encasing means itselfbeing smooth and glazed and easy to clean and maintain in and attractivestate.

Other objects, advantages and features of this particular invention willappear from a careful perusal of the accompanying drawings, thesubjoined detailed description, the preamble of this specification, andthe claim appended hereto.

Below, applicant describes one of the preferable forms of his inventionin order to teach the art thereof and show how to make and use the same,but it is to be understood that the drawings and description thereof arenot to limit the invention in any sense whatsoever except as the same islimited by the prior art. Language employed herein is not to beconstrued as giving any unauthorized person or organization the right tomake, use and/or sell the invention herein disclosed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a typical water closet with theinvention applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view, enlarged, of the right half of thecasing shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an inner side elevational view of that shown in Fig. 2.

Although the material employed in applicant's device may be anyvitreous, porcelain, plastic, metal substance, it is preferred to usethe same material from which the water closet or portions thereof aremade, however, contrasts in color and materials may be employed just asin other things of household use.

Applicants device is made of complementary parts indicated as l and 2 inthe drawings and these parts are shown as halves, but it is to beunderstood that the parts need not be halves. Complementary halves arepreferred, however, and the halves are opposite identicals except forthe bore 3 which is for the accommodation of the stem of the valve meansindicated at 4.

Each of the parts I and 2 has a front wall member 5 and a side wallmember 6. The lower portion of the front wall is substantially vertical,but the upper portion is curved, as at I, so as to provide heel and/ortoe room at the front of the casing along the floor. Each side wallmember 6 is vertical, but need not be, in that this wall member may begiven suitable offset forms for appearances. At the lower portion of thefront corners of the water box there is an integral depending portion 8which is for the purpose of laterally holding the rear portions of theparts I and 2 when installed. For holding the front portions of theparts, a pair of spaced pivoted bars lo and II are employed. Each barhas a pivot screw or rivet means l2, and the distal end of each bar isprovided with a slot l3 which is adapted to engage and be held by afixed stud M, the part I having the fixed studs with heads that can bescrewed down or otherwise tightened onto the marginal portions of theslots Hi. There is a cutaway portion I5 at the lower rear portion ofeach complementary part so as to accommodate the baseboard of a room;obviously, there would be no such cutaway portion where the baseboard isremoved.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of form, style, design, and construction of thewhole or any part of the specifically described embodiment of thisinvention without departing from the spirit thereof in that such changesand modifications are considered as being within the scope of thefollowing claim:

I claim:

In a casing for water closets having a flushing bowl with a perforatedseat resting upon the top thereof and having a Water hopper to the rearand above the seat; the casing comprising a pair of complementary partswhich completely shield all parts of the water closet below the seatthereof, means at the front of the casing for latching the partstogether, the casing having a top front edge and a bottom edge which isset inwardly with respect to the top edge so as to provide toe room, thecasing having side walls which have their lower rear edges cut away toneatly conform with a. baseboard and the like of a room, and one of theside walls having an opening near its rear portion to accommodate thehandle of a water valve which controls the water to the hopper of thewater closet.

YORKE SHERWOOD.

References Cited in the file of "this patent 4 Name v Defoe Baker Dec.26, 1899 Franke Aug. 25, 1914 Stiller Dec. 19, 1939 Laursen Dec. 3, 1940Johnson Mar. 18, 1952 Kostka. Mar. 18, 1952

